Well went to take the TTA for its monthly excercise yesterday. As I let it warm up, I opened the passenger door and saw a small stream of antifreeze coming from behind the center console flow down to the passenger floor. I quickly turned off the engine and cleaned up the mess. (looks like I caught it in time - no smell, no stains).
Ok, so now what? Is this for sure the dreaded heater core problem (geez... on a car with only 1800 miles??) On the engine side, heater hoses look fine.
So this is what I was thinking: Since I never use the heater, as a temporary fix, can I just bypass the heater from the engine side? Like on the engine side, just connect the 2 heater hoses together so no coolant goes into the cabin?
But if I do do this, how do I get all the coolant out of my heater core?
Or do I just need to replace the heater core asap? My concern is that I like to start the car at least once every few weeks - and now I can't since I know it will leak.
Any help or suggestions on this would be appreciated!!!
thanks in advance
Chris
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1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am #760 (1818 miles)
1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary #1941/2050
1983 Delorean DMC-12
1986 Toyota Supra MKII
1985 Kawasaki Eliminator ZL900
Ok, so now what? Is this for sure the dreaded heater core problem (geez... on a car with only 1800 miles??) On the engine side, heater hoses look fine.
So this is what I was thinking: Since I never use the heater, as a temporary fix, can I just bypass the heater from the engine side? Like on the engine side, just connect the 2 heater hoses together so no coolant goes into the cabin?
But if I do do this, how do I get all the coolant out of my heater core?
Or do I just need to replace the heater core asap? My concern is that I like to start the car at least once every few weeks - and now I can't since I know it will leak.
Any help or suggestions on this would be appreciated!!!
thanks in advance
Chris
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1989 Pontiac Turbo Trans Am #760 (1818 miles)
1988 Chevrolet Corvette 35th Anniversary #1941/2050
1983 Delorean DMC-12
1986 Toyota Supra MKII
1985 Kawasaki Eliminator ZL900